PRESENTING SPONSOR
SEASON SPONSOR
The Nutcracker
ALBERTA BALLET + THE VICTORIA SYMPHONY Friday, Dec. 4 + Saturday, Dec. 5 • 7:30 pm Saturday, Dec. 5 + Sunday, Dec. 6 • 2:00 pm Running time (including intermission): 2 hours
Choreographer: Edmund Stripe Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Music Director: Peter Dala Costume and Set Design: Zack Brown Resident Lighting Designer: Pierre Lavoie Alberta Ballet Artistic Director: Jean Grand–Maître Alberta Ballet Acting Executive Director: Chris George
Alberta Ballet Presenting Sponsor
The Alberta Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker premiered November 28, 2008 at the Royal Theatre (Victoria). The Nutcracker Ballet Premiere: December 18, 1892, Imperial Marinsky Theatre (St. Petersburg, Russia).
Message from Dance Victoria Producer Welcome to The Nutcracker! Whether you’re beginning a new holiday tradition, or revisiting an old favourite, I am sure you’ll be enthralled by this production set in turn-ofthe-century Russia. The lavish production, designed by Emmy-award winning designer, Zack Brown, showcases a million dollars in stunning sets and costumes from Cossack soldiers to snowflakes dressed as Russian princesses. The number of people that come together to make this performance happen always amazes me. Thirty-one dancers from Alberta Ballet; 36 members of the Victoria
Symphony; 42 local children; 35 backstage crew; and 15 volunteers pull together to make magic happen and to make it look effortless for your enjoyment. It’s a real community effort that makes this holiday tradition very special and so heart-warming to witness. From all of us at Dance Victoria, have the happiest of holiday seasons. Now sit back and experience the magic! Stephen White, Producer
Alberta Ballet Nightly Casting Role
Dec. 4 (evening)
Dec. 5 (matinée)
Dec. 5 (evening)
Dec. 6 (matinée)
Alex Gibson Kelley McKinlay Nicolas Pelletier Natalie Chui Eli Barnes Leiland Charles Taryn Nowels Sanford Placide Artists of the Ballet
Luna Sasaki Chris Kaiser Leiland Charles Natalie Chui Ian Buchanan Chris Scruggs Taryn Nowels Eli Barnes Artists of the Ballet
Jennifer Gibson Chris Kaiser Leiland Charles Natalie Chui Ian Buchanan Chris Scruggs Alex Gibson Eli Barnes Artists of the Ballet
Alex Gibson Kelley McKinlay Nicolas Pelletier Natalie Chui Eli Barnes Leiland Charles Taryn Nowels Sanford Placide Artists of the Ballet
Sanford Placide Artists of the Ballet Yoosang Hong Chris Scruggs Chris Kaiser Catherine Rutherford Artists of the Ballet
Eli Barnes Artists of the Ballet Chris Scruggs Sanford Placide Garrett Groat Catherine Rutherford Artists of the Ballet
Eli Barnes Artists of the Ballet Chris Scruggs Sanford Placide Garrett Groat Catherine Rutherford Artists of the Ballet
Sanford Placide Artists of the Ballet Yoosang Hong Chris Scruggs Chris Kaiser Catherine Rutherford Artists of the Ballet
Alex Gibson Kelley McKinlay Nicolas Pelletier Catherine Rutherford Heather Thomas Jose Losada Reilley McKinlay Chris Kaiser Gustavo Ribeiro Jen Gibson Yukichi Hattori Yoo Sang Hong Eli Barnes Artists of the Ballet
Luna Sasaki Chris Kaiser Leiland Charles Catherine Rutherford Heather Thomas Gustavo Ribeiro Reilley McKinlay Jose Losada Garrett Groat Jen Gibson Yukichi Hattori Yoo Sang Hong Eli Barnes Artists of the Ballet
Jennifer Gibson Chris Kaiser Leiland Charles Catherine Rutherford Heather Thomas Gustavo Ribeiro Reilley McKinlay Jose Losada Garrett Groat Luna Sasaki Yukichi Hattori Yoo Sang Hong Eli Barnes Artists of the Ballet
Alex Gibson Kelley McKinlay Nicolas Pelletier Catherine Rutherford Heather Thomas Jose Losada Reilley McKinlay Chris Kaiser Gustavo Ribeiro Jen Gibson Yukichi Hattori Yoo Sang Hong Eli Barnes Artists of the Ballet
Luna Sasaki Garrett Groat
Alex Gibson Kelley McKinlay
Christiana Bennett Nicolas Pelletier
Luna Sasaki Garrett Groat
ACT I Klara Drosselmeyer Karl/Nutcracker Babushka Grandfather Hussar Doll Ballerina Doll Rat Doll Father, Mother, Guests, Nikolai Rat Tsar Cavalry & Wolves Cavalry Wolf Wolf Snow Tsarina Snowflakes
There will be one 20 minute intermission
ACT II Klara Drosselmeyer Karl/Nutcracker Snow Tsarina Spanish Arabian
Chinese Russian Flowers & Flower Cavaliers Sugar Plum Fairy Her Cavalier
All casting subject to change
Nutcracker Ensemble (Victoria Students) Nutcracker Ensemble Sponsor: Dance Victoria Children’s Rehearsal Mistress: KerryLynn Turner Party Girls Ella Beauchesne, Hazuki Kishida, Juliana Leduc, Amélie MacDonald, Airi Miyata, Miki Takahashi. Understudy: Gravity Veley
Soldiers Beatrix Bellosillo, Elyse Bourgeois, Ainslie Cain, Madeline Crewe, Julianne Holmes, Katya Kameneva, Risa Nagao, Stella Redpath, Gabrielle Shram, Seiji Suzuki
Party Boys Sierrah Borjeau, Abigail Bowering, Meilah Buckingham, Madeleine Hill, Karli Kuemper, Mara Morris. Understudy: Amy Hooper
Rats Itsuki Atsuta, Molly Barkasy, Sophie Beauchesne, Djuna Nagasaki, Catherine Palfy, Kristen Reid, Kassidy RobertsonBeaudry, Layanna Robinson, Isabell Sorensen, Megan Wong
Mice Ella Beames, Sophia Dickson, Harper Pingle, Chloe Reimann, Mya Salina (Fri. + Sat. mat.), Sophia Tspeneyuk, Florence Veran (Sat. eve., Sun. mat.)
Palace Page Girls Ella Beauchesne, Sierrah Borjeau, Hazuki Kishida, Juliana Leduc, Airi Miyata, Mara Morris. Understudy: Amélie MacDonald Palace Page Boys Abigail Bowering, Madeline Crewe, Bethany Cunningham, Karli Kuemper, Djuna Nagasaki, Layanna Robinson. Understudy: Miki Takahashi
Ten local studios are represented by the young dancers in today’s performance: Adage Studio, Centrepointe Ballet School, Dance On It!, Karen Clark Dance Studio, Maple Leaf School of Ballet, Salt Spring Arts Academy, Victoria Academy of Ballet, Wendy Steen Mitchell Dance, Westcoast Academy of Performing Arts, Whitespace Dance. Dance Victoria gratefully acknowledges the support of the Royal and McPherson Theatres Society for its Nutcracker Kids program that brought 108 less privileged children to The Nutcracker on opening night. Find the Nutcracker Contest Sponsor: Thank you to everyone who participated in our Find the Nutcracker contest and congratulations to the winners!
Nutcracker Kids Sponsor: Thank you to the many local donors who also assisted in the 2015 Nutcracker Kids program! (As at November 30, 2015) ANONYMOUS x 4 Marie M. Acheson Muriel Andrews Nicole Ardiel Jean Bain Sylvia Bews-Wright Elizabeth Bicknell Vicky Blades Christine & Michael Bloomfield Renee Claveau Sarah Cotton Bill Coull Franc D’Ambrosio & Gwen Howey Dance On It Studios Jakob de Villiers Glenna Drummond Doris Dubicki Anne-Marie Gagnon Norah & Shiv Garyali Adrian Gibbons Diana & Mark Gillis Eleanor Gjelsten Barbara Greeniaus Gordon Gunn
Gwyn Morgan & Patricia Trottier Foundation Harbour City Kitchens J. Lawrence Headley Alan Hedley Jacqueline Henderson High Road Clothing Jim Hopkins Elizabeth Isaac Sylvia & Beverly Jarvis Jean Johnson Christine Kiss Kleinman Biomedical Research Inc. Beverly Knipstrom Janice Krieger Kathy Lang Erik Lythgoe L. M. Jennifer MacLeod Bob & Lynda Malpass Arabella Martin Claude & Pamela Martin Rod & Marilyn McCrimmon Paul McLauchlan Michael Morres
Robert Moyes & Lynne Bain David & Mandy Niddrie Jean Orr Patti Ransom Interior Design Monica Pozzolo & Andrew Moyer Sheila Reid Joan Ross Susan Ross W.K. Shearer Dale Shortliffe Angela Smith-Rolfe Judy Stewart Patricia Taylor Iris Thomson-Glen Jane Tice Tulipe Noire Stephanie Ustina Amanda Vasilakopoulos Victoria Academy of Ballet Scholarship Society Karilyn Walker Edna Widenmaier Josephine Wigmore Paul Winston Victoria Wray Ruth Zbinden
Victoria Symphony Tania Miller, Music Director, Giuseppe Pietraroia, Conductor in Residence Orchestra Sponsor:
Violins
Flutes
Trumpets
*Terence Tam, Concertmaster Christi Meyers, Acting Concertmaster Christopher Taber, Acting Assistant Concertmaster Tori Lindsay, Principal 2nd Violin Cory Balzer** Müge Büyükçelen-Badel Tyson Doknjas Courtney Cameron Tina Park Emily Salmon Julian Vitek
Richard Volet, Principal Sally Harvey Mary Byrne
Ryan Cole, Principal David Michaux
Piccolo Sally Harvey
Brad Howland, Principal Marcus Hissen
Oboes
Bass Trombone
Michael Byrne, Principal Russell Bajer
Bob Fraser
English Horn
Paul Beauchesne, Principal
Violas
Clarinets
William Linwood, Principal
Kenji Fuse, Principal Kay Cochran Stacey Boal
Keith MacLeod, Principal Jennifer Christensen
Percussion
Celli
Jennifer Christensen
Brian Yoon, Principal Joyce Elwood Perry Foster
Basses Mary Rannie, Principal Darren Buhr
Russell Bajer
Bass Clarinet Bassoons *Jennifer Gunter, Principal Anne Marie Power, Acting Principal Nancy van Oort
Trombones
Tuba Timpani
Corey Rae, Principal
Harp Annabelle Vitek, Principal
Celeste Tzenka Dianova, Principal
Orchestra Manager
Horns
Peter Burris
*Alana Despins, Principal Michael Oswald, Acting Principal Dan Moses Janet Parker Darnell Linwood
Stage Manager Eric Gallipo
Librarian Ronald Comber Russell Bajer, Assistant
* on leave ** Begins the alphabetical listing of players who participate in a system of rotated seating within the section.
Alberta Ballet Sponsors & Credits ALBERTA BALLET WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ITS GOVERNMENT SUPPORTERS:
EXECUTIVE STAFF Jean Grand-Maître – Artistic Director Chris George – Acting Executive Director
ARTISTIC STAFF Christopher Anderson – Ballet Master Beverley Bagg – Ballet Mistress Peter Dala – Music Director Pierre Lavoie – Resident Lighting Designer
PRODUCTION Oliver Armstrong – Stage Manager Quynh Chestnut – Costume Pattern Maker/ Cutter Matthew Gault – Head Carpenter Alexandra Gibson – Shoe Coordinator Jennifer Gibson – Shoe Coordinator Raven Hehr – Head of Wardrobe Brett Johnson – Head Electrician Grant Johnson – Assistant Technical Director Barb Markert – Stitcher Michele Merrels – Touring Wardrobe Assistant Kelsey Miller – Assistant Electrician Susan Montalbetti – Dyer/ Breakdown Artist Harry Paterson – Director of Production & Touring Scott Paterson – Head Flyman Dan Plumtree – Head of Props Katherine Roess – Company Manager Andrew G. Smith – Technical Director Kari Willcocks – Touring Wardrobe Supervisor
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Officers & Committee Chairs Chair, Board of Directors – Dawn McDonald Vice-Chair, Board of Directors – Nolan Berg, Berg Consulting Inc. Treasurer – Chandra A. Henry, FirstEnergy Capital Corp. Corporate Secretary – Frank Molnar, Field Law LLP Chair, Facilities – Colin Jackson, Chair imagiNation 150 Chair, Governance and Nominating Committee – Bryce Tingle, N. Murray Edwards Chair, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary Chair, Government Relations Committee – Hugh McFadyen, DFH Public Affairs Chair, HR Committee – Charman Cross, TransCanada Corporation Chair, School Committee – Kellie Doherty, Community Member
Directors
The Alberta Ballet Senate
Ron R. Bryant, Novus Energy Inc. Matias Grum, BMO Wealth Management Kevin Krausert, Beaver Drilling John W. Masters, Heart and Stroke Foundation Jane McCaig, Community Member Gerard McInnis, Ernst & Young LLP Marco Simonelli, Emcor Development Corporation Lisa Wassill, TD Wealth
John Bonnycastle Larry Clausen Judy Cosco Susan Davis Susan Ditchburn, PhD Kristine Eidsvik Norma Gibson Ross Hahn Laura Haynes Pam Heard Jose Herrero D’Arcy Levesque Pat Moore Sherrold Moore Barry Schloss Gordon Sombrowski David Steell Lindsay Walsh Peter Williams
Ex-Officio Jean Grand-Maître, Artistic Director Chris George, Acting Executive Director
Alberta Ballet Foundation Chair – Alfred Sorensen Secretary/Treasurer – Peter A. Johnson Director – Dawn McDonald Director – Rosa McDonald Director – Sharon Watkins
For more information about Alberta Ballet, contact info@albertaballet.com or 403-245-4222. Information is also available at albertaballet.com
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